Best Brake Line Kit for 1991 Cherokee 2Dr 4WD 4.0 5spd Manual
07-03-2018, 06:32 AM
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Best Brake Line Kit for 1991 Cherokee 2Dr 4WD 4.0 5spd Manual
My jeep is in the shop and they say the brake lines are shot, what is the best kit to get, I have no lift (nor do I want one) but our Cherokee is a sweet old thing I'll post some photos, I figured you guys would know best
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07-03-2018, 07:56 AM
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Engine: 4.0L I6 HO, Lot's of Bolt Ons
If your not lifting it just go OEM from any parts store.
If you want "best" then take your lines over to a brakeline shop and they can make them out of braided Stainless Steel for you. My lines are custom length but expect to back $20 a line.
If you want "best" then take your lines over to a brakeline shop and they can make them out of braided Stainless Steel for you. My lines are custom length but expect to back $20 a line.
07-03-2018, 12:10 PM
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The flex lines can be replaced with oem spec.
If the steel hard lines are rotted I would say spend the extra money and make some new lines from a roll of nickel copper. Amazing stuff to work with and high corrosion resistance. I usually pick up a length of gravel guard for the rear axle lines.
http://www.amazon.com/16-Spring-Wrap.../dp/B015YGRG4C
If the steel hard lines are rotted I would say spend the extra money and make some new lines from a roll of nickel copper. Amazing stuff to work with and high corrosion resistance. I usually pick up a length of gravel guard for the rear axle lines.
http://www.amazon.com/16-Spring-Wrap.../dp/B015YGRG4C
07-04-2018, 03:17 AM
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The flex lines can be replaced with oem spec.
If the steel hard lines are rotted I would say spend the extra money and make some new lines from a roll of nickel copper. Amazing stuff to work with and high corrosion resistance. I usually pick up a length of gravel guard for the rear axle lines.
http://www.amazon.com/16-Spring-Wrap.../dp/B015YGRG4C
If the steel hard lines are rotted I would say spend the extra money and make some new lines from a roll of nickel copper. Amazing stuff to work with and high corrosion resistance. I usually pick up a length of gravel guard for the rear axle lines.
http://www.amazon.com/16-Spring-Wrap.../dp/B015YGRG4C
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Yep. Much better than stainless steel, unless it's a show car and you are polishing the brake lines to a mirror finish.
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Let us know if the passenger side hardline is bent like the original. The kit i bought is not. Two bends are missing entirely. It should bend inwards towards the engine just above the stone gaurd, and then bend towards the firewall just inside the inner fender. The kit supplied line bends towards the firewall right after the stone gaurd. Also, the line is also way too short. Adding the missing bends would make it even shorter. Maybe i just got the one bad kit, but its something to watch out for.
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Thanks.. Ordered the guards as well thanks for the tip
The flex lines can be replaced with oem spec.
If the steel hard lines are rotted I would say spend the extra money and make some new lines from a roll of nickel copper. Amazing stuff to work with and high corrosion resistance. I usually pick up a length of gravel guard for the rear axle lines.
http://www.amazon.com/16-Spring-Wrap.../dp/B015YGRG4C
If the steel hard lines are rotted I would say spend the extra money and make some new lines from a roll of nickel copper. Amazing stuff to work with and high corrosion resistance. I usually pick up a length of gravel guard for the rear axle lines.
http://www.amazon.com/16-Spring-Wrap.../dp/B015YGRG4C
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Let us know if the passenger side hardline is bent like the original. The kit i bought is not. Two bends are missing entirely. It should bend inwards towards the engine just above the stone gaurd, and then bend towards the firewall just inside the inner fender. The kit supplied line bends towards the firewall right after the stone gaurd. Also, the line is also way too short. Adding the missing bends would make it even shorter. Maybe i just got the one bad kit, but its something to watch out for.
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Had I rolled my own, yes I'd have gone with the other. I only ordered the SSTL because the last set that I ordered for my Chevy 2500HD, fit perfect !
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